Betting scandals continue to make headlines, and this week, there’s an HBCU involved. Two Mississippi Valley State men’s college basketball players have had their NCAA eligibility revoked in the wake of the discovery that they were involved in manipulating games and providing information to others to bet.Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic have been dismissed from the basketball program and the school, according to multiple reports. They are accused of providing information that helped bettors in a game in which Mississippi Valley State lost to Alabama State University 79-67 on Jan. 6, as well as in a game vs. Tulsa. The NCAA contacted an independent service when another probe into a gambling ring led to questions about whether the games were being manipulated. An investigation revealed that Sanders and Stredic were offered money to throw the ASU game and that Sanders was overheard discussing it by a teammate.Mississippi Valley State released a statement via their social media platforms. The statement reads, “Mississippi Valley State University acknowledges the recent NCAA Committee on Infractions report which concluded a law enforcement investigation into sports betting violations involving two former men’s basketball student-athletes who are no longer enrolled at the university.”
